Today I chose to ink up this darling cake from the Birthday Partystamp set that was designed by Lindsay Ostrom. Did you know that most of the stamps that are in the new clear sets can also be purchased individually? Yep, theBirthday Cakeis sold as a single!

Friday, April 14, 2017

Have you played with Oxide Inks yet? I am having so much fun splashing water around and discovering how they react. It's interesting to see the results using different papers!

Speaking of splashing...here are two cards made with the Fishes stamp from Carabelle Studio.

The Oxide Inks used were the same colors for both cards along with the same color Zig Watercolor Markers. The only difference... the color of ink stamped for the fishes and embossing powder.

Two totally different looks!

The fish were stamped in Yetti White onto Strathmore Mixed Media and then heat embossed.

I then applied Molotow, liquid masking fluid, over the fish. This protects the stamped image from getting any of the Oxide Inks from the BG on them. Be sure that Molotow is dry before starting the BG!

Here's the fun...! Swirling of color and playing with water.

I love the results and now it's time to unveil the fish and give them some color.

After watercoloring the fish I went back and added black gloss to their eyes.

Black Versafine ink was used here along with heat embossing in clear powder.

Exact same colors with Distress Oxides and Zigs.

Which look do you like best?

Tomorrow, Saturday April 15th,Impressive Ideas will be doing demo's with these wonderful Distress Oxide Inks. Come and see what we love about them and what papers are our favorites. Demo's will be from 2-6, hope to see you there. Plenty of inks and re-inkers in stock but they come and go fast!

Today I am sharing with you theTea Set.I have made two cards giving you totally different looks!

I first went with an Asian flair. The bold red teapot was embossed with a daisy design folder and then heat embossed in clear. The paper is from the Hanami Garden Collection. The NEW Pink Cloudsstamps and dies, (Cherry Blossoms) would be stunning to use with this theme also.

Tea with a friend!

This darling die set is perfect for an invite or a friendly hello. Check out the fun, tiny tea bag in the cup! I added a few embellishments and the Saucy paper giving this card a retro look.